This month, we are having a photo contest where you submit your artwork and matting and we will share it on our PInterest page. The winner gets $150 and second place gets $75 towards their next matboard purchase!

We love to see how our matboards complement your art work, and there are always exciting and creative ways that people find to use mats. You can view the current submissions, as well as previous matboard submissions on our Pinterest page.

To enter, just e-mail info@matboardandmore.com with your art work + matting. Here are the recent submissions by Laura Hunt, Liz Wiley and Karen Brown.

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